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SB 9

Authors

Arreguín
Coauthors: McNerney

Subject

Accessory Dwelling Units: ordinances.

Relating To

relating to land use.

Title

An act to amend Section 66326 of the Government Code, relating to land use.

Last Action Dt

2025-10-10

State

Chaptered

Status

Chaptered

Active?

Vote Required

Majority

Appropriation

Fiscal Committee

Local Program

Substantive Changes

None

Urgency

Tax Levy

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2025-10-10		Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 510, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-10		Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-09		Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-09-03		Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 3. Page 2424.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-08-28		Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 62. Noes 2. Page 2771.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-08-28		In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-08-18		Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-07-17		From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 16).
2025-06-19		Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2025-06-18		From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 18).
2025-06-05		Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV.
2025-05-28		Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 4. Page 1270.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-28		In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-05-08		Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-07		From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 1038.) (May 7).
2025-04-28		From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2025-04-24		Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2025-04-23		From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 10. Noes 1. Page 831.) (April 22).
2025-04-22		Set for hearing May 7 in L. GOV. pending receipt.
2025-04-04		Set for hearing April 22.
2025-01-29		Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and L. GOV.
2024-12-03		From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 2.
2024-12-02		Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Chaptered		2025-10-10
Enrolled		2025-09-05
Amended Assembly		2025-06-19
Amended Senate		2025-05-08
Amended Senate		2025-04-28
Amended Senate		2025-04-24
Introduced		2024-12-02

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								If a local agency fails to submit a copy of its ordinance to the department within 60 days of adoption pursuant to this section or fails to respond to the department’s findings that the local ordinance does not comply with this article within 30 days pursuant to this section, that ordinance shall be null and void. The local agency shall thereafter apply the standards established in this article for the approval of accessory dwelling units, unless and until the agency adopts an ordinance that complies with this article, including, but not limited to, the
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The Planning and Zoning Law provides for the creation of an accessory dwelling unit by local ordinance, or, if a local agency has not adopted an ordinance, by ministerial approval, in accordance with specified standards. The law requires a local agency to submit an accessory dwelling unit ordinance to the Department of Housing and Community Development within 60 days after adoption. The law authorizes the department to submit written findings to a local agency as to whether the ordinance complies with the standards. If the department finds that the ordinance does not comply with the standards, the law requires the department to provide a local agency reasonable time, no longer than 30 days, to respond to its findings. If the local agency does not amend its ordinance in response to those findings or does not adopt a resolution with findings explaining the reason the ordinance complies with the standards and addressing the department’s findings, the law requires the department to notify the local agency and authorizes the department to notify the Attorney General that the local agency is in violation of state law. This bill would invalidate the ordinance if the local agency fails to submit a copy of the ordinance to the department within 60 days of adoption or fails to respond to the department’s findings that the ordinance does not comply with the standards within 30 days, as described above.